Martial Cultivator

"I am the deputy commander of the Zuowei appointed by the envoy. Now that the envoy is absent, I am only under the jurisdiction of the Zuowei and Your Majesty. Your Majesty has not explicitly stated that I am guilty, so I am still the deputy commander of the Zuowei. It is true that I attacked and killed the imperial officials, but it was not the so-called General Pei that I attacked and killed, but this General Pei who attacked and killed me. If I had not thought about the friendship of serving as officials in the same court, otherwise I would not have been able to kill him. Even if he were killed on the spot, there would be no fault at all.”

Chen Chao looked at those officials with indifference.

There was dead silence.

"What a sharp-tongued boy, but you can tell the truth today. You also killed the Marquis of Huainan. I want to come to Mr. Han to investigate these days. There is already evidence!"

As an official spoke, everyone's eyes fell on somewhere in the field.

That was supposed to be the seat of the Minister of Dali Temple, but soon people discovered that Han Pu, the Minister of Dali Temple, was not there.

Seeing the gazes of so many officials, the Dali Temple official stood up and said bravely, "Master Han is still investigating the case. I'm afraid it will be a little later before he can enter the palace for the banquet."

Listening to this, many people looked unhappy.

An official asked loudly, "Even if Han Pu is not here, can your Dali Temple investigate the case these days and come to a conclusion?"

The Dali Temple official had already received instructions from Han Pu before entering the palace. Even if he was asked about it at this moment, he just smiled bitterly and said, "Although there has been some progress in Dali Temple these days, Commander Chen only has some suspicions and the case has not been finalized. It is really hard to say." murderer."

Many officials were dissatisfied after hearing what He Xini said, but they could not get angry. After all, Han Pu was not here, and even if the Dali Temple official said something seriously, he could not actually count.

In fact, even if Dali Temple finds something, it will not be able to convict the Chen Dynasty in the end, because the Chen Dynasty is an official of the garrison envoy. According to the Daliang Law, officials of this line are independent of the courtiers and are only under the jurisdiction of the garrison envoy. , that is to say, if an ordinary official is found guilty of a crime and convicted by Dali Temple, he can be arrested. However, even if an official of the garrison line is guilty, the garrison must make a decision.

Now the guardian envoy has been transferred to the Northern Territory General, and the post of the guardian envoy is vacant. There are only two people who can govern the Chen Dynasty, one is Song Lian, and the other is His Majesty the Emperor.

For a major case such as the killing of the Marquis of Huainan, even if Dali Temple finds out the truth, it must be reported to His Majesty for His Majesty to make a decision.

Before His Majesty's decree, Chen Chao would always be just a suspect.

As for Pei Ji's previous attack, if we really look into it, he was indeed attacking and killing the imperial official. It was reasonable for Chen Chao not to mention seriously injuring him, but to directly kill him.

However, if His Majesty the Emperor is convicted later,

, Chen Chao does not only have the murder case of Huainan Hou on his back.

"Since you didn't kill the Marquis of Huainan, where have you been these days and why don't you show up? Could it be that you have something evil in your heart and are running away in fear of crime?"

The officials present were still not prepared to let Chen Chao go. What happened that night was obviously very detrimental to Chen Chao.

After all, it is almost certain that the Marquis of Huainan will die at the hands of Chen Chao. As long as this matter remains unchanged, they will use this to accuse Chen Chao to death!

"Have you read the book?"

Chen Chao looked at the unfamiliar official with some curiosity.

The man's face turned livid and he said angrily, "I am from an academy. I don't know how many more sages' books I have read than you!"

Listening to this, Chen Chao nodded and said thoughtfully, "It seems that it is not the fault of the adults, but the academy. Why has it been so careless in recruiting students over the years?"

Hearing these words, many people sneered in their hearts, and some even looked at the dean of the academy in the distance. Chen Chao's words also scolded the dean.

But the dean didn't care, he just picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"Don't talk nonsense. If you didn't have any evil intentions in your heart, you wouldn't hide."

The official's face was ashen, but he still suppressed his anger and spoke.

"This gentleman said that I didn't show up because I had a ghost in my heart, and I wanted to flee in fear of crime. But if I really had a ghost in my heart, why did I show up at the banquet today? It has been so long since that night, and I should have fled to the ends of the earth long ago. Now, if I still show up in front of you all, am I not asking for my own death?"

Chen Chao sneered, "Is it possible that this gentleman is stupid in reading and doesn't know such a simple truth?"

"you……"

The official was stunned and couldn't find anything to say to refute the Chen Chao in front of him.

After hearing this, many officials looked embarrassed and didn't know how to refute him. The dean smiled slightly, thinking that this kid's words were still so interesting.

The officials from the Ministry of Works looked at each other, but showed no concern for what was happening. Instead, they stared at the broken parts of the square, wondering how long it would take to repair it.

But despite this, most officials from the Ministry of Industry don't have much ill feelings toward Chen Chao. After all, the incident at Jianqi Mountain was...

It can be regarded as Chen Chao's single-handed promotion.

"You didn't escape from the Divine Capital because the Divine Capital was tightly guarded and you couldn't leave. As for your appearance here today, I'm afraid it was also to use your sharp mouth to clear away your suspicions. But God is watching what you do. Could it be that you Do you really think you did things without anyone noticing?"

An official said in a cold voice, "It is a shame for a person like you to serve as an official in our Daliang Dynasty!"

"Shame? What is shame?"

Chen Chao stared at the official and said, "I have shown prestige to the court at the Ten Thousand Willows Meeting. Earlier, I protected the land and people in Tianqing County. I did not hesitate to offend Fang Wai to protect the dragon vein. I went out to Mobei to kill monsters for the sake of the northern border." , everything, who can’t see it? I am sincere and died for Daliang, which is a shame for Daliang Dynasty. Then what have you people done to dare to slander me like this? "

Chen Chao squinted his eyes, looked at the officials who questioned him, and sneered, "I said that I killed the Marquis of Huainan. It won't be too late to wait until there is evidence to convict me. As for your speculation, it is nothing more than slander. Maybe I When the official was assassinated that night, the shadows of all of you were involved."

From the very beginning, when these people opened their mouths, they never mentioned Chen Chao's identity. Instead, they focused on Chen Chao's killing of the Marquis of Huainan.

Now that Chen Chao mentioned what happened that night, many officials were shocked, but they still spoke one after another and angrily accused Chen Chao of spitting blood.

Chen Chao sneered and didn't say much.

Seeing that the matter was about to continue to develop, the second prince glanced at the eldest prince, finally stood up, and said calmly, "My lords, the matter cannot be solved with words. When Master Han appears, a conclusion will naturally be drawn. Now it is better to sit down as soon as possible." Well, the banquet is about to begin. How do you behave when your majesty sees you like this?"

As soon as the second prince spoke, the noisy place suddenly became quiet. Although the officials were still a little angry, they still suppressed it and sat down one after another.

Chen Chao remained silent, just glanced at the second prince, and sat next to Xie Nandu.

Xie Nandu, who had been silent for the whole time, handed Chen Chao a glass of wine and said, "It's quite interesting to watch you quarrel."

After Chen Chao took it, he sighed, "It would be easy if we just quarreled. The real trouble is yet to come."

Xie Nandu asked, "Did you do a very clean job in killing Song Ting?"

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "On the contrary, it's very sloppy."

"I was really not in a good mood that night."

Chen Chao rubbed his cheeks and took a sip of wine.

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The incident passed quickly, but everyone knew that this was just the beginning, so no one was in a hurry.

Pei Ji was carried away. The Qingshan Prefecture general was destined to be unable to attend today's banquet.

However, after everyone calmed down, they quickly thought of a problem, that is, for today's banquet, Chen Chao would not be able to enter the imperial city without an invitation.

In other words, His Majesty still sent him an invitation.

Why does Your Majesty do this?

Many people are meditating.

As time passed, the bells in the imperial city rang, indicating that Shenshi had arrived.

His Majesty the Emperor appeared not far away.

The courtiers and the heads of the aristocratic families stood up one after another at this moment, and even the dean of the academy also stood up.

Emperor Liang walked over slowly, came to the banquet, and then slowly sat down.

As His Majesty the Emperor sat down, all the courtiers followed suit, and then a group of palace maids filed out.

The process was no different from the banquet process in previous years. His Majesty the Emperor sat at a high place and did not say anything, nor could any change of expression be seen.

It's just that the atmosphere on the court is a little different compared to previous years.

The courtiers were quiet.

Quiet and strange.

Like the calm before the storm.

As the palace maid finished dancing, Master Zaifu came out and began to talk about the major events that happened in the court throughout the past year.

The biggest issue in the Liang Dynasty last year was probably the Northern Territory, but when it comes to the Northern Territory, the word Chen Chao cannot escape.

Master Zaifu's expression remained unchanged, but the courtiers were not happy.

Fortunately, after finishing speaking, His Majesty the Emperor did not say anything, and did not open his mouth to award the reward as usual.

Master Zaifu slowly returned to the banquet.

Someone was taking a seat in the distance.

Han Pu, the minister of Dali Temple, finally entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, I, Dali Temple Minister Han Pu, have been ordered to investigate the case, and now a conclusion has been reached."

Han Pu came to the table and slowly knelt down.

Emperor Daliang looked at the Dali Temple minister and said, "Speak."

"After investigation, the death of Marquis Huainan was indeed caused by Chen Chao, the deputy commander of Zuowei. The evidence is clear!"

Han Pu’s words are earth-shattering!